My Documents

[Greg Oliva]

Why are my documents stored in 3 different document folders?

1) Desktop\My Documents

2) My Computer\Administrator's Documents

3) My Computer\C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\My
Documents

[PuPpYpc]

I don't know why it in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\

But, My Documents on your Desktop and the My Documents in My Computer are
just shortcuts to the My Documents in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\

Microsoft thought you could find the folder easier by placing shortcuts all
over the compuuter (there's even a shortcut in your start menu, btw)...

http://www.puppypc.com/windows/
http://www.puppypc.com/forum/index.htm

Hope this helps
Frankie

"Greg Oliva" > wrote in message
news:PSM4b.36137$cj1.29791@fed1read06...
> Why are my documents stored in 3 different document folders?
>
> 1) Desktop\My Documents
>
> 2) My Computer\Administrator's Documents
>
> 3) My Computer\C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\My
> Documents
>
>

[rifleman]

In article <PSM4b.36137$cj1.29791@fed1read06>, says...
> Why are my documents stored in 3 different document folders?
>
> 1) Desktop\My Documents
>
> 2) My Computer\Administrator's Documents
>
> 3) My Computer\C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\My
> Documents
>
>
>
You should NOT use the "Administrator" account for day to day use.
Create a user with Admin rights and use that. One of the main reasons
for this is that if your user account goes belly-up, then you can access
it through the Administrator Account to repair it. if the Administrator
account goes belly-up, then you are well and truly stuffed, and MAY have
to do a repair install to rectify the problem.

That is why XP HAS User accounts and an Administrator Account.